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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

508 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2026



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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         78    210 PM  95    1952  77      1       76       

  MINIMUM         67    440 AM  51    2016  66      1       68       

  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       72     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.09 1948   0.08  -0.08     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.45   0.56     0.07     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      6.44  -4.72     3.10     

  SINCE JAN 1      5.45                     11.56  -6.11     5.77     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    171                       275   -104      172        

  SINCE JUL 1   1569                      1619    -50     1512        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            8                         7      1        7        

  MONTH TO DATE   16                        37    -21       49        

  SINCE MAR 1    207                       150     57      214        

  SINCE JAN 1    212                       155     57      222        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                        



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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1977                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1992                      

                                             2007                     





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT     

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT     





-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.









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